Latest Illinois Headlines
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Illinois Court: Insurer Has ‘Duty to Defend’ in Biometric Information Privacy Case
Jun 3 2021 // The Illinois Supreme Court recently sided with a policyholder seeking defense from its insurer for a lawsuit brought by a customer of a tanning salon alleging the insured unlawfully disclosed the customer’s biometric...
Fire Damages at Least 17 Semitrailers at Illinois Truck Facility
Jun 2 2021 // A fire at a Chicago-area truck service facility has damaged at least 17 semitrailers. The blaze at KDM Truck Service in Addison, Ill., was reported about 10:30 p.m. on May 31, according to WLS-TV. Two semitrailers...
4 Twisters Confirmed in Central Illinois
May 5 2021 // Four tornadoes touched down in the evening on May 3 in central Illinois but no damage was reported as the storms swept across farm fields and open areas, the National Weather Service said. One tornado touchdown was...
Hub Acquires Assets of Illinois’ Cooper & Allison Insurance and Russel J. Kobel
May 4 2021 // Chicago-based global insurance brokerage Hub International Limited (Hub) has acquired the assets of Cooper & Allison Insurance Agency LLC and Russel J. Kobel LLC (Cooper & Allison). Headquartered in Burr Ridge,...
Illinois Black, Latino Nursing Home Deaths Linked to Overcrowding
Apr 30 2021 // Overcrowding at some Illinois nursing homes caused a disproportionate number of preventable deaths among Black and Latino residents living in those facilities, state officials say. The Department of Healthcare and Family...
Illinois Distribution Warehouse Cited for Virus Exposures; Fined $12K
Apr 29 2021 // A few days after employees at Midwest Warehouse and Distribution System Inc. gathered in its Naperville, Ill., facility breakroom for a luncheon, some workers experienced symptoms consistent with coronavirus exposure....
Central Illinois Church Suffers Extensive Smoke Damage from Fire
Apr 29 2021 // A fire early on April 28 caused extensive smoke damage to a central Illinois church, authorities said. Crews were called to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lexington after a passerby discovered smoke coming from the...
Illinois Lighting Company Faces $85K in OSHA Penalties for Worker Injuries
Apr 21 2021 // Federal workplace safety officials have cited an Illinois lighting manufacturer with workplace safety violations and imposed $85,000 in penalties after an employee suffered severe facial burns. The Occupational Safety and...
Governor Vetoes Illinois Personal Injury Prejudgment Interest Legislation
Apr 19 2021 // Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in late March vetoed a bill that would have provided for prejudgment interest in the recovery of damages from personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits. House Bill 3360 “provides for the...
Kemper Completes Acquisition of Illinois’ American Access Casualty
Apr 5 2021 // Kemper Corp. has closed its previously announced acquisition of Downers Grove, Illinois-based American Access Casualty Co. and its related captive insurance agency, Newins Insurance Agency Holdings LLC, and its...
Illinois Governor Vetoes Personal Injury Prejudgment Interest Legislation
Mar 30 2021 // Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has vetoed a bill that would have provided for prejudgment interest in the recovery of damages in personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits. House Bill 3360 “provides for the recovery of...
Illinois Court: Suit Against MLB over Wrigley Field Foul Ball Injury Can Proceed
Mar 18 2021 // An Illinois appellate court has ruled a woman struck by a foul ball at Wrigley Field can move ahead with a lawsuit she filed against Major League Baseball. In upholding a lower court ruling, the appellate court said the...
Illinois Shipping Firm Cited, Fined $156K after Worker Suffers Severe Injuries
Mar 15 2021 // An Illinois-based container shipping company faces proposed penalties of $156,038 after an employee suffered a leg amputation and crushed pelvis when he fell off and was then run over by a powered heavy-lift vehicle used...
Illinois Specialty Insurer, RLI, Makes Leadership Promotions, Changes
Mar 8 2021 // Peoria, Illinois-based specialty insurer serving niche property, casualty and surety markets, RLI Corp., has promoted or named several leaders to new roles. Kevin Horwitz, vice president, Claim, has assumed the role of...
Southern Illinois Mayor, an Insurance Agent, Quits Amid Corruption Charges
Mar 3 2021 // The longtime mayor of the southern Illinois city of Columbia has resigned in the wake a federal indictment accusing him of public corruption, a city official announced. Last week, a federal grand jury indicted Mayor Kevin...
GCG Financial Promotes DeMello, Levitz in Illinois
Mar 2 2021 // Deerfield, Illinois-based GCG Financial, a full-service financial services firm and part of the Alera Group, has promoted David Levitz to managing partner and Carla DeMello to president, Employee Benefits. Levitz, who...
3 Vehicles Stolen in Attack on Illinois Luxury Car Delivery Driver
Mar 1 2021 // Four men attacked a luxury car delivery driver in suburban Chicago and took off with three high-end vehicles, authorities said. The attack, which was captured on video, took place early in the morning on Feb. 25 at Jidd...
Illinois Bill Would Move Workers’ Comp Fraud Probes to Insurance Department
Feb 26 2021 // A bill filed in the Illinois General Assembly would transfer the responsibilities for investigating workers’ compensation fraud to the state insurance department. Under HB 2947, the pending business of the Illinois...
USDA Says Tainted Nebraska Beef Sold in Illinois; Consumers Warned
Feb 4 2021 // Health officials are warning consumers in Illinois that they may have bought beef tainted with E. coli bacteria that was produced at a Nebraska plant last month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and...
‘A-‘ Rating Assigned to Illinois Workers’ Comp Carrier Pekin Select Insurance
Feb 3 2021 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” to Pekin Select Insurance Co. (PSIC), headquartered in Pekin, Ill., a subsidiary of Pekin...
